ABCProgramEvaluation.pptVIP

Program Evaluation Dr. Ruth Buzi Mrs. Nettie Johnson Baylor College of Medicine Teen Health Clinic Program Goals Encourage adolescents to engage in prevention interventions to adopt and maintain HIV risk reduction behaviors by selecting: A-Abstinence B- Be Faithful Consistent Correct Condom use Logic Model Using a logical framework model to evaluate program outcomes. This includes: Program Inputs Program Activities Program Outputs Initial Outcomes Intermediate Outcomes Long-term Outcomes Program Inputs Agency provides Risk Reduction Specialists at clinic sites Program Activities Program provides client-centered Individual Level Intervention focused on assisting adolescents to select an appropriate risk reduction plan. Initial Outcomes Adolescents are knowledgeable about HIV risk and personal risk and develop a risk reduction plan. Adolescents acquire more favorable attitudes about abstinence and condoms. Adolescents demonstrate an intent to use condoms. At-risk adolescents know their HIV status. Intermediate Outcomes Adolescents follow a risk reduction plan as reflected by an increase in abstinence, consistent condom use, and a reduction in the number of sexual partners. Long Term Outcomes A reduction in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV rates among adolescents attending the Teen Health Clinic. Quantitative Measures Knowledge and Attitude- An ABC pre-post 15-item self-administered instrument is a rapid measurement technique that examines the following: Attitudes about sex during adolescence Knowledge about HIV transmission Intention to use condoms in the future Examples of Knowledge and Attitude Changes Quantitative Measures Behavior Change: The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) measures the following: Number of sexual partners Condom use History of STIs Sexual activity (abstinence) Attitudes about condoms Quantitative Measures YRBS collects baseline data on pre-existing trends and examines changes over time